The Odia film industry, colloquially known as Ollywood, is the Odia language Indian film industry, based in Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack in Odisha, India. The name Ollywood is a portmanteau of the words Odia and Hollywood.
Prashanta Nanda is an Indian director, actor and politician from the state of Odisha. He is currently a Member of Parliament at Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, for Odisha. He has worked in the Odia, Bengali and Hindi film industry extensively. He was also a former minister in Odisha state.
Anu Choudhury is a leading Indian actress. She has starred in more than 65 films. Her debut Odia film was Maa Goja Bayani.
Matira Manisha is a 1966 Odia film directed by Mrinal Sen.
Sriram Panda is an Indian Odia actor, director and a screenplay writer hailing from the Nabarangpur district, Odisha, India.
Hisab Nikas is an Odia film was released in 1982. It was produced, directed and written by Prashant Nanda and music was arranged by Prafulla Kar. The movie featured Prashant Nanda, Sriram Panda, Mahasweta Ray, Jharana Das, Biren Routray & Deepa Sahu. It was the first Cinemascope movie in Odia cinema history.
Swapna Sagara is a 1983 Indian Odia-language film. It was produced, directed and written by Prashant Nanda. Music was scored by Akshaya Mohanty. The movie featured Dukhiram Swain, Prashant Nanda, Sriram Panda, Mahasweta Ray and Anita Das. It was the first 70mm movie in Odia cinema.
Nua Bou is a 1962 Indian Odia film directed by Prabhat Mukherjee, which presents the sociocultural scenario of rural village life in India.
The Odisha State Film Awards have been conferred by the Department of Culture of the Government of Odisha, India.
Malajahna is a 1965 Oriya film written and directed by Nitai Palit based on a novel of the same title by the Oriya novelist Upendra Kishore Das. The film stars Akshaya Mohanty (Kashyap) and Jharana Das in the lead. Considered as a classic in the history of Oriya cinema, the film deals with an unusual theme in seventies in rural India of love between a married woman and a young man.
Suryamukhi is a 1963 Oriya film directed by Prafulla Sengupta.
Kie Kahara (1968) is an Odia film directed by Nitai Palit. The film reflects the socio-economic conflicts of the declining Zamindar families, which were struggling to keep up social status with great difficulty.
Mana Akasha is a 1974 Oriya film directed by Nitai Palit based on Basant Mahapatra's Novel Jhara Baula. The film portrays socio-economic conflicts in rural Odisha.
Rakta Golapa is an Odia romantic tragedy released on 9 November 1977, starring Suresh Misra, Banaja Mohanty, Sriram Panda, Radha Panda and Ramesh Panigrahi.
Bou is a 1998 Indian Odia-language drama film. It was directed, produced and written by Sabyasachi Mohapatra. Usasi Misra, Jyoti Misra and Akshaya Bastia debuted in the film.
Shesha Shrabana is a 1976 Odia language Indian movie. It is directed by Prashant Nanda. It stars Prashant Nanda, Mahasweta Roy, Banaja Mohanty and Hemant Das. It is based on a novel of Basant Mahapatra by the same name. In 1979, the film remade as Naiyya in Hindi language by the same director. This film achieved great success in terms of box office and acclaimed by reviewers.
Bandhu Mohanty (1977) is an Odia mythological film directed by Nitai Palit. Gopal Chotrai penned the dialogue of the film.
Md. Sikandar Alam was a playback singer in Odisha film industry. He is sometimes called the Salabega of modern Odisha.
Sindura Bindu is an Odia romantic love story released on 15 July 1976. This is the debut film of ace director Sisir Misra as director. The film is a gloomy tale of childhood lovers, who separate and unite at the end.
